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volt-am•pere

Pronunciation: (vōlt'am'pēr, -am-pēr'), [key]
—n. Elect.
an electric measurement unit, equal to the product of one volt and one ampere, equivalent to one watt for direct current systems and a unit of apparent power for alternating current systems. Abbr.: VA

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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